Editorials on taxation, education, steel talks and prices
A Marcus Hook taxpayer criticizes local school tax and praises federal aid while noting lines of district funding and equity. The piece compares state and national tax mechanisms and their impact, then shifts to the United Steelworkers presidency race and potential steel price moves affecting inflation and consumer goods. It cites steel content in a typical refrigerator and analyzes price indexes and wage-bargaining dynamics.
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Marcus Hook
LBJ
Washington
Hook
Pennsylvania
Yoy Ag
Mateus Hook
United Steelworkers of America
David McDonald
J. W. Abel
Kennedy
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pennsylvania police train for youth delinquency task force
About 1,000 officers across Pennsylvania will undergo training programs to curb juvenile delinquency. Brief sessions exist, but 39 departments have created a full-time youth bureau with a specially trained officer in charge. Delaware County led with Ridley Township and Chester following. many municipalities have yet to adopt this approach amid rising concerns.
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Pennsylvania
Delaware County
Ridley Township
Chester
Let's Call Halt To Book Burning
Robert Spivack urges a strong U S response to attacks on American libraries abroad. He condemns book burnings as political intimidation and urges the government and public to oppose these end runs by totalitarians and protect cultural holdings.
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Washington
Hitller
Joseph Goebbels
Cairo
Peking
Jakarta
United States Information Agency
Iberafs
United States
Space port delays from contractor unions feud at Merritt Island
NASA faces mass stoppages as 55 costly strikes halt work on the $750 million Spaceport at Merritt Island. 4,000 workers clash with construction unions over crawler transporters for the Saturn V and VAB LUT, delaying the 42-story launch complex and risking multi‑million dollar losses.
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Toms
Florida Merritt Tsk
Moonport
National Aeropautical and Space Administration
NASA
Army Corps of Engineers
Mi Atl
Mod
Miami
Merritt Island
Letters to the Editor Eeeee on King speech at Villanova
A reader questions newspaper coverage of Martin Luther King Jr's Villanova appearance on January 20 and critiques the portrayal of his stance. The letter notes alleged FBI scrutiny, defenses of integration via coercive means, and calls for scrutiny of speakers and organizations before accepting their positions. It also mentions a January 22 AFL-CIO teachers' meeting in a Philadelphia hotel.
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Martin Luther King
Villanova University
American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Philadelphia
Child Sensitivity and Memory in Early Life Reflected
Sydney Harris discusses how children perceive and remember, noting their heightened receptivity and a form of photographic memory. He cites early research by G W Allport, describes visual imaging in children, and contrasts it with adult memory retrievability. The piece also covers reactions to educational and PTA concerns and calls for careful handling of school library materials.
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G. W. Allport
British Journal of Psychology
Cambridge
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